積極的

Chinese

adjective-forming suffix in Japanese
trad. (積極的) 積極 的
simp. (积极的) 积极 的

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき) (sekkyokuteki).

Pronunciation


Adjective

積極的

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) active (in contrast to passive)

Usage notes

In this word borrowed from Japanese, 的 is a suffix, not a particle; it can be used before the native Min Nan particle 的 (ê) (see citations).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
積 極 的
せき > せっ
Grade: 4
きょく
Grade: 4
てき
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 積極 (sekkyoku, “positive procession towards an objective; the positive pole”) +‎ 的 (teki, adjective-forming suffix).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せっきょくてき [sèkkyókútékí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [se̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝte̞kʲi]

Adjective

積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき) • (sekkyokuteki) ←せききよくてき (sekikyokuteki)?-na (adnominal 積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき)な (sekkyokuteki na), adverbial 積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき)に (sekkyokuteki ni))

  1. proactive, positive, active, constructive

Inflection

Antonyms

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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